Wyoming HB 141: Front license plate freedom.

Bill Text

2019
STATE OF WYOMING
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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0141
Front license plate freedom.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Brown, Blake, Clem, Duncan, 
Larsen,  Lindholm,  Loucks  and  Olsen  and 
Senator(s) Boner, Hicks, Moniz and Pappas
A BILL
for
1   AN  ACT  relating  to  motor  vehicles;  providing  that  motor 
2   vehicles are not required to display a front license plate; 
3   specifying that the department of transportation shall only 
4   issue  one  (1)  license  plate  for  motor  vehicles;  making 
5   conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
6
7   Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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9        Section 1.  W.S. 31-2-204(a), 31-2-212, 31-2-213(b) and 
10   (h)(viii),  31-2-215(a)  and  (c),  31-2-216(a),  31-2-217(a), 
11   31-2-223(c),  31-2-230(h),  31-2-231(f),  31-3-102(a)(vi)(A) 
12   through (C) and 31-4-101(a)(i) through (iii) are amended to 
13   read:
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1        31-2-204.  Issuance of certificates of registration and 
2   license plates by county; form.
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4        (a)  Upon receipt of an approved application and payment 
5   of fees the county treasurer shall issue to the applicant a 
6   certificate  of  registration  conforming  with  the  facts  set 
7   forth in the application together with one (1) license plate 
8   or validation sticker for motorcycles, multipurpose vehicles, 
9   trailers,  including  house  trailers,  and  all  vehicles. 
10   operated with dealer license plates and two (2) license plates 
11   or proper validation stickers for any other vehicle. A copy 
12   of the certificate of registration shall be carried at all 
13   times in the motor vehicle for which it is valid and shall be 
14   displayed upon demand of any peace officer.
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16        31-2-212.  Loss,   mutilation   or   destruction      of 
17   registration, plates or validation stickers.
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19   Upon  loss,  mutilation  or  destruction  of  a  certificate  of 
20   registration, license plate, or validation sticker the owner 
21   of  a  vehicle  may  obtain  a  duplicate  certificate  of 
22   registration, new license plates plate or validation stickers 
23   sticker from any county treasurer or the department if the 

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1   vehicle was registered or plates or stickers were the plate 
2   or  sticker  was  issued  by  the  department  upon  application 
3   showing  the  loss,  mutilation  or  destruction,  return  of 
4   mutilated plates or stickers plate or sticker and payment of 
5   the duplicate registration, plate or sticker fee. For those 
6   vehicles registered under the provisions of W.S. 31-2-213(h) 
7   or 31-2-215 through 31-2-223, a replacement duplicate license 
8   plates plate may be obtained upon application with the county 
9   treasurer  from  which  the  original  plates  were  plate  was 
10   purchased  or  the  department  if  applicable,  accompanied  by 
11   fees  as  provided  by  W.S.  31-3-102(a)(vi)(C).  Duplicate  A 
12   duplicate license plates plate obtained under this section to 
13   replace a lost or stolen plates plate shall not be displayed 
14   on the vehicle until the validation stickers sticker on the 
15   lost or  stolen  plates  have  plate  has  expired.   Upon loss, 
16   mutilation  or  destruction  of  a  dealer  plate  or  validation 
17   sticker the dealer may obtain a replacement dealer plate or 
18   validation sticker from the county treasurer from which he 
19   purchased the original plate in the same manner as the owner 
20   of a vehicle and upon payment of the appropriate fee under 
21   W.S. 31-3-102(a)(vi). Obtaining a replacement plate is not 
22   the   purchase   of   an   additional   plate   under   W.S. 
23   31-16-125(b)(i). Upon application for a new license plates 

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1   plate or stickers sticker the county treasurer shall notify 
2   the department and the county sheriff as soon as possible of 
3   the  loss,  mutilation  or  destruction.  The  department  shall 
4   notify the appropriate law enforcement agencies of any loss, 
5   mutilation  or  destruction  of  a  license  plates  or  stickers 
6   plate or sticker.
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8        31-2-213.  Department     to     supply     registration 
9   certificates,  plates  and  stickers;  removable  windshield 
10   placards.
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12        (b)  The  department  may  issue  license  plates,  except 
13   dealer and antique motor vehicle license plates, which shall 
14   be  valid  for  not  more  than  eight  (8)  years  if  an  annual 
15   validation stickers are is attached in the upper left corner 
16   of the license plate with the month and year of expiration 
17   clearly  visible.  Department  authorized  license  plates  and 
18   annual  stickers  shall  be  of  colors  that  are  readily 
19   distinguishable from the previous year.
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21        (h)  Effective January 1, 1993, any person eligible for 
22   a special p